They retreated?!
Xia Ping stared blankly. No matter how wild his imagination, he hadn't expected this to happen. They'd withdrawn without a sound. What on earth was going on?
"You can find a detailed explanation in the news," Su Ji said. "It's too much to explain in just a few words. You may as well check it yourself."
"Okay."
Xia Ping nodded, immediately logged on, and searched for the latest news.
"So it's true. These sea demon forces withdrew three days ago without making any demands. They just left without a word." Xia Ping raised an eyebrow as he looked at the news flooding the internet. He hadn't expected the sea demon forces to retreat so quickly.
Even after losing three thousand grandmasters and seeing the Shark Demon King and Shadow Demon King badly injured, the sea demon forces were still incredibly powerful. If they'd fought to the bitter end, they could have inflicted heavy casualties on Giant Island.
But now they'd simply withdrawn, without giving any explanation.
He soon saw people explaining why the sea demon forces had retreated: Xia Ping had raided the Shark Demon Clan's territory and plundered the Shark Demon King's entire treasury, threatening the very foundations of numerous sea demons.
That move had greatly shaken the many Demon Kings, making them afraid to act rashly again.
In the past, the deep-sea Demon Kings had been arrogant and overbearing, looking down on humanity. They'd relied on the ocean's natural defenses, believing that no matter how powerful humans became, they couldn't harm their strongholds.
But things were different now. Xia Ping could come and go from undersea cities at will, without a sound, and strike the sea demons' strongholds whenever he wanted.
In a sense, he'd taught the sea demons a lesson: humans also had the military